Monday, October 09, 2006

You know it's bad when the only clothes you can fit into are the maternity clothes!

As I alluded to in this post, I will be posting my weight loss progress (or lack thereof) hoping that reporting to my 5 readers will offer me greater accountability in the whole weight loss journey. I went back to Weight Watchers on September 25. Since then, I have lost 6.8 lbs (and there was much rejoicing hooray). My long-term goal is about 70 lbs., so I'm 10% of the way there. So, the day I get weighed in, I'll post my progress here. I promise only to talk about this once a week. Feel free to skip these posts if you want. I won't mind :)

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Yesterday, after an extremely trying first 10 minutes home from school in which there were two bathroom accidents with the boys, one major (can we say "regression?") and one not so bad, I got a few seconds alone and prayed, "Lord, take my frustrations and unite them with your suffering on the cross for the salvation of souls."

Well, if I thought those first ten minutes were bad, they were nothing compared to the next 2 hours. He must really have wanted to save some souls because there was the usual homework frustration, then there was the near fistfight over a game of Cariboo while mommy tried to make dinner then Primo's half hour long temper tantrum because I dared to cut up his linguine!!!!! in which there was pillow throwing (AT me, not BY me), slamming of doors and threats to run away.

When the dust settled, they were sent to bed after dinner and Primo has no TV for a week and no homecoming game at the school where daddy works. Of course, they pick the night when Daddy stayed late at work to play racquetball.

I wish I could say I remained saintly and composed.

So, be careful what you ask God to take. He might just give you the chance to give it to Him.

Monday, October 02, 2006

A song by Bubba, age 3. Composed this afternoon on a pretend harmonica (which is in reality, the watermelon "shaker" maraca-type thing Primo made during letter "W" week in Pre-K last year. How it has survived since April, I have no idea.).

My FriendsFriends Friends Are coolCool Cool They're wonderful Wonderful WonderfulI have a little sister named La BambinaI have a big brother named PrimoI have a big girl named MommyI have a grandmother named Mom momI have a dad called DaddyI have a friend called BrianHe lives in a ranch house. They're my friends.

Want to learn more about the NOLA trip?

For the article that my husband wrote for the Morris County edition of the Daily Record (appeared May 10, 2009), click here. For the photos (and captions) he and some of the students took on the trip, click here. For the article which ran in The Metro (university newspaper), click here.

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